the easier bills taken up before elections, the more difficult bills taken up after an election. we have $1 trillion in spending and that is a lot of money in which to make annual decisions. we could give agency stability for two years instead of one. let's stop making spending cuts hurt and start living within our means. i want to thank my colleague on the end government shutdowns act. it is a smart piece of legislation with incentives. what if we do spending bills one at a time and allow relevant amendment? that would speed up the process but allow scrutiny as well. we have a spending problem, we don't have a revenue problem. we don't need to raise taxes in order for washington to spend more. we can't spend our way to prosperity. i am a member of the finance committee. let's make it happen. tax reform will help create additional revenue to reduce the deficits and pay down the ebt. we have a spending problem, we don't have a revenue problem. we don't need to raise taxes noord for washington to spend more. we can't spend our way to prosperity. i am a member of the finance committ